BY WHAT AUTHORITY ARE YOU DOING THESE THINGS?

Mark 11:27-33

Key Verse 28

“By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”

1. Read verse 27. What can we learn from Jesus who arrived again in Jerusalem and was walking in the temple courts despite the religious leaders’ threat? (27, Luke 19:41, 47)

2. Read verses 28-30. What did the religious leaders ask Jesus? (28) What might have made them concerned about authority? What was Jesus’ reply? (29-30)

3. Read verses 31-33. What were the religious leaders’ discussing? (31-32) What does this show about them? What was their answer to Jesus? (33) What can we learn from the passage?

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